How to turn on Live Caption on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 8 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › Hearing enhancements › Live Caption

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Hearing enhancements

   Open Settings, Accessibility and tap Hearing enhancements.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Live Caption

   Live Caption is near the top. Ours says Off underneath.

   Done

3. 

   Switch on Use Live Caption

   Tap the Use Live Caption switch under the picture. Captions now appear in a box whenever media with speech plays.

   Done

4. 

   Check the language

   Languages shows which languages it can caption. Ours says Captions in 1 language; tap it to add another.

   Done

5. 

   Change the caption look

   Caption Preferences sets the size and style of the text. Expressive captions, on by default on ours, adds styles to show tone and labels sounds that are not speech.

   Done

6. 

   Hide swear words

   Hide profanity replaces swear words with an asterisk.

   Done

7. 

   Quick switch in the volume panel

   Live Caption in volume control adds a Live Caption button under the volume slider, so you can switch it on and off with the volume keys.

   Done

8. 

   Caption phone calls

   Under Live Caption in calls, Caption calls is set to Ask every time on ours. Type responses during calls lets you type a reply that is read aloud to the caller.

   Done

About this guide

Live Caption turns speech playing on your phone into on-screen text, without an internet connection. It helps in a noisy train, in a quiet room, or if you are hard of hearing. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

Google explains which apps and languages Live Caption supports on its accessibility help page.

Live Caption works with sound from the phone itself. For captions of the people around you, Hearing enhancements also has Live Transcribe, a separate app.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, Hearing enhancements, Live Caption, Use Live Caption on. Live Caption in volume control adds a quick button.